Daily Current Affairs Quiz : June 22, 2023
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1. Who is the head of the panel set up to recommend reforms in Arbitration Law?
[A] T K Vishwanathan
[B] Arjun Ram Meghwal
[C] Kiren Rijiju
[D] Anurag Thakur
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Correct Answer: A [T K Vishwanathan]
Notes:
The government has formed an expert panel, headed by former law secretary T K Vishwanathan, to establish India as a global center for international arbitration and alleviate the strain on courts.
The panel will propose reforms to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. The committee, consisting of Attorney General N Venkataramani, has been established by the Department of Legal Affairs of the Union Law Ministry.
2. ‘Common Annual Confidential Reports’ which were seen in the news, is associated with which filed?
[A] Sports
[B] Defence
[C] MSME
[D] Politics
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Correct Answer: B [Defence]
Notes:
India’s Defence and security authorities have recently made the decision to implement uniform annual confidential reports for senior officers across all branches of the armed forces.
This decision aligns closely with the government’s strategy for the theaterisation process, which seeks to foster greater collaboration and coordination among the three branches of the military.
3. Which personality/ institution was granted the ‘Gandhi Peace Prize 2021’?
[A] Gita Press
[B] Tata Foundation
[C] Kailash Satyarthi
[D] Medha Patkar
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Correct Answer: A [Gita Press]
Notes:
Gita Press, Gorakhpur recently received the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. It is the largest publisher of Hindu religious texts.
Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by Government of India in 1995, on 125th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to the ideals advocated by Mahatma Gandhi. It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or gender.
4. Which institution issued Guidelines on Product Offerings by online bond platform providers (OBPP)?
[A] RBI
[B] SEBI
[C] NPCI
[D] IRDAI
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Correct Answer: B [SEBI]
Notes:
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed restrictions on online bond platform providers, prohibiting them from offering products other than listed debt securities.
However, SEBI has allowed these platforms to offer specific securities such as Government Securities, Treasury Bills, listed Sovereign Gold Bonds, listed municipal debt securities, and listed securitized debt instruments.
5. Which company launched the ‘Indian Languages Programme’ to aid small news publishers?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Apple
[D] Samsung
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Correct Answer: B [Google]
Notes:
The Google introduced the Indian Languages Programme with the goal of offering training, assistance, and financial aid to small news publishers in India who work in eight local languages apart from English. The Indian Languages Programme seeks to support news publishers in English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, and Marathi through training, technical support, and funding.
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Nisha Sanghani
June 23, 2023 at 11:40 pmBest effort